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W E ’ R E T H E R E W H E N YO U C A N ’ T B E

THURSDAY

OCTOBER 15, 2015

B AY L O R L A R I AT. C O M

BAYLOR TRACK

Going for gold
Baylor sprinter decides to take
his talents to the big leagues
JOSHUA DAVIS
Sports Writer
The 20-year-old junior sprinter Trayvon
Bromell announced he would forgo his final
two years of NCAA eligibility to pursue a
professional career in sprinting Wednesday
morning. Additionally, Bromell signed a multiyear endorsement deal with New Balance, an
athletic apparel company.
Bromell, a two-time NCAA champion and
IAAF World Championship bronze medalist,
said it was the right time to turn pro.
“This was a really big decision for me,”
Bromell said. “I will still be at Baylor attending
school and training, but I just won’t be part
of the track team. However, we will always
be family. I loved being a part of the team at
Baylor and my teammates. I am excited to take
this next step in my career. I feel like this is a
great opportunity that I have been given, so I
just want to take advantage of that.”
Bromell, a native of St. Petersburg, Fla., said
he would train under associate coach Michael
Ford in an attempt to compete for Team USA
in 2016 at the Summer Olympic Games.
After winning a medal at the world
championships over the summer, the decision
could not be any better for Bromell, Ford said.

The coach said Bromell would be missed in the
Baylor program, but Ford is excited to work
with him to achieve his goal next season.
The junior compiled an impressive resume
during his time at Baylor. In addition to the
two NCAA individual titles, Bromell won
five Big 12 titles, garnered four NCAA AllAmerican performances and earned 10 All-Big
12 accolades. He was a two-time Bowerman
Award semifinalist and became the first BU
athlete to ever appear on the honor’s watch list.
Baylor track program is sad to see the junior
leave, as no athlete has been more dominant in
the 100-meter sprint at Baylor than Bromell. In
his two years, he captured all 10 of the fastest
times in school history in the 100-meter event.
Bromell also logged multiple records in the
indoor 60-meter and 200-meter sprints.
“We are all very happy and proud for
Trayvon,” said head coach Todd Harbour. “We
would have loved to have had him for all four
years, but he has been such a blessing to Baylor
Nation. We are excited to watch him continue
to grow in his professional career.”
The 20-year-old’s sprinting prowess isn’t
limited to the Baylor history books, as he owns
the second-fastest indoor 200-meter time in

Members of the Baylor community can walk
through areas outside the Bill Daniels Student
Center and around Fountain Mall with access to
AirBear, Baylor’s wireless network, thanks to a
bill passed by Student Senate. These are some of
the main areas affected by the wireless network.
After a bill proposed January 29, by
Student Senate, vice president for information
technology and dean of university libraries,
Pattie Orr initiated plans to expand AirBear in
outdoor areas.
The AirBear network to date has 1722 access
points on campus that serves 15,000 concurrent
users and 42,000 unique devices. This wireless

network is one of the largest networks Baylor
has.
“Wi-fi is a retro fit technology,” said Bob
Hartland, associate vice president of IT
infrastructure.
Hartland said construction must be taken
into consideration when providing Wi-fi to
Baylor’s campus. ITS is adding new technology
to an old and historical campus and has to
consider the factors involved. Most buildings
on campus weren’t designed with Wi-fi in mind,
and thus materials such as concrete or certain
types of brick can easily block the radio signals
transmitted by access points. Wi-fi must be
retro actively added to buildings and areas in

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>>WHAT’S INSIDE
opinion
Editorial: Students
should make a conscious
effort to tithe regularly.
pg. 2

SLEEP STUDY

Students catch some zzz’s in the name of science
ASHLEY WEBB

news
Ex-NBA Star Lamar
Odem is fighting for his
life after being found in a
brothel unconscious. pg. 4

sports

Baylor Volleyball falls
to Kansas State. Check
out game highlights if you
missed it. pg. 6

Vol.116 No. 27

Reporter
Baylor University has been working
hard for the past month conducting
sleep research in its newly opened
Sleep Neuroscience and Cognition
Laboratory.
Dr. Michael K. Scullin, director
of the sleep lab, has been conducting
research on the effects of sleep on
cognition, memory and learning in
young adults.
Scullin’s lab is a 1,650-squarefoot lab consisting of three bedrooms
equipped with sleep recording
technology. There are monitoring
screens and equipment to measure the
brain’s electrical activities.
“We are getting individuals of all
different ages, from college students
to people from the community in

their 40s, 50s, 60s, and we’re trying
to identify changes in physiology,
sleep fragmentation, slow waves, and
see which of these changes is most
important in memory and cognition,”
Scullin said.
Participants in Scullin’s research
spend three nights in the observation
laboratory. To increase participation,
Scullin makes the experience as
pleasant as possible.
“One of our goals is to get people
as relaxed as possible when they come
here. So we have things like spa music
and we dim the lights. We tell them
what we’re going to do and they can
tell us if anything is uncomfortable,”
Scullin said.
Baylor undergraduate research
technicians
Madison
Krueger

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Richard Hirst | Photo Editor

TIRED TEST Dr. Michael K. Scullin with Baylor University opened
a new sleep neuroscience and cognition laboratory. For the past
month, Scullin has been conducting research studies to show the
effects of sleep on thinking, memory and learning in young adults.